caliphate

The definition of a caliphate is the rule of, or land ruled by, an Islamic political leader.

(noun)

An example of a caliphate is an Islamic leader believed to be directly descended from Muhummad.

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The office or jurisdiction of a caliph. The last caliphate was held by Ottoman Turkish sultans until it was abolished by Kemal Atatürk in 1924.

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